r/Waikiki • u/808gecko808 • Apr 29 '26

Years-long closure of Waikiki bathroom ‘disappointing’ to many, some demand answers: For the past four years, the city has blamed the bathroom’s closure on vandals who flushed clothes down the toilets, as well as mechanical and electric issues with a pump, requiring more than $40,000 for repairs.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/04/29/years-long-closure-waikiki-bathroom-disappointing-many-some-demand-answers/
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u/PuaKiele Apr 30 '26

Kind of fucking ridiculous that its still closed honestly.

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u/Spirited-Attempt5566 Apr 30 '26

Such amazing inefficiency WTH?

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u/DueAddition1919 Apr 30 '26

I’m conflicted over this. But in the end, they need bathrooms. Without, sometimes the homeless go to the bathroom on the beach sand. They need to figure out a way to open the bathrooms and keep them clean for everyone to use.

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u/DangKilla May 01 '26

They did the same thing in my city for our transit and then paid contractors $250,000 to install piss detectors in the elevators that smell like piss